Cyberpunk 2077's Overdrive Mode: Stunning Visuals, But Can Your GPU Handle It?

Nvidia has previewed Overdrive Mode for Cyberpunk 2077, which replaces the game's ray tracing effects with full path tracing. However, it will require a GeForce RTX 40 series GPU with DLSS 3 to run. Path tracing is a more advanced and demanding subset of ray tracing that simulates practically all light sources in a scene, potentially producing more lifelike lighting. The top-of-the-line RTX 4090 running Overdrive Mode at native 4K can achieve as little as 16-17fps, but DLSS 3 can get it up to well over 100fps. Older GeForce cards and AMD Radeon cards will not be able to use DLSS 3.